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Term: omne quod in se erat
Definition: Omne quod in se erat means all that one had in his power. It refers to everything that a person had control over or possession of.
Related Term: Omnibus refers to something that includes many things or has various purposes. For example, an omnibus bill in politics includes multiple unrelated provisions or topics.
Omne quod in se erat means "all that one had in his power" in Latin. It refers to everything that a person has control over or possesses.
These examples illustrate how omne quod in se erat refers to everything that a person has control over or possesses. In the first example, the CEO lost everything he had control over when the company went bankrupt. In the second example, the person felt like she had control over everything in her life after winning the lottery.